Literary Curiosities Trivia Quiz

Answer: Maria Dueñas

Maria Dueña Vinuesa was born in Spain in 1964. She is a professor of English and Literature and has worked in several universities. She became known in 2009 with her novel "El tiempo entre costuras" (published in English as "The Time in Between" and also as "The Seamstress"), set in her native country in the time leading up to the Spanish Civil War.

It was adapted into a TV series that had great success. Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer; Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral were Chilean writers who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Answer: 14

James Bond is a central figure in fourteen works written by Ian Fleming, 12 novels and two books of short stories. The character was created based on the spies and commanders that the author met in his life in the Naval Intelligence Division during the World War II.

Answer: The author donated the copyright of works involving Peter Pan to the Hospital.

James Matthew Barrie (1860 - 1937) was born in Scotland, graduated from the University of Edinburgh and moved to London where he worked with literature and theater and used to live near the GOSH. Barrie had great success with the "Peter Pan" novels and plays, and had success with other works.

In 1929, J.M. Barrie gave the copyright of Peter Pan to the hospital, which provided a significant source of income to GOSH.

Answer: Antoine de Saint Exupéry

"The Little Prince" is a story written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, Comte de Saint Exupéry, 1900 - 1944) who tells about the meeting of a pilot with a young prince who lives in a small asteroid and is visiting the Earth.

It is a book for readers of all ages and has been translated into more than 300 languages and dialects, and even today sells about two million copies per year.

Answer: The book has no commas.

The book "True History of the Kelly Gang" was written by the Australian Peter Carey, based on the life of the outlaw Ned Kelly (1855 - 1880) and has no commas.

Answer: The rights of the play "The Mousetrap"

Mathew Prichard (born in England, 1943), the only grandson of Agatha Christie, received from her as a gift the copyright of the play "The Mousetrap" before its debut. The play premiered in 1952 and has been playing in London ever since. No piece until today has been on for so long.

Answer: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie published six novels under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott that were not focused on crime, her favorite subject. She used this nom de plume to write books that explored the psychology of human relationships.

Answer: Medical detective stories from real life

Dr. Jonathan A. Edlow has been working with Emergency Medicine for more than two decades and has published specialized books and papers. He also published books of general interest. In "The Deadly Dinner Party: and Other Medical Detective Stories" he tells fifteen stories of medical problems that are rare or complex, challenging the best doctors and their detective spirit.

Answer: The letter "E" is not used in the book.

The novel "Gadsby" gained notoriety for being entirely written without using the letter "E". This type of literary text is called a "lipogram", in which one or more letters of the alphabet are excluded.

Answer: On the back of the page that contains the title of the book or at the end of the book

A colophon is a summary containing information about date and place of publishing, responsible company, etc. The colophon can also be presented in the form of a figure or logo representing the publisher. Earlier it was placed at the end of the publication, but today it appears with more frequently on the back of the title page.